# As bumper harvest nears, Argentina's soy farmers stall deals waiting for trade war's end

> Argentine soybean farmers have slowed sales as they wait for the US-China trade war to end, with only 16.2% of the expected crop sold by early March versus 30.5% a year earlier. The delayed selling comes as a bumper harvest approaches.

- Date: 2019-03-20 · published 2019-03-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59939-as-bumper-harvest-nears-argentina-s-soy-farmers-stall-deals-waiting-for-trade
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Slower farmer selling restricts near-term Argentine soybean and meal supply to export markets, which can support prices, but a large coming harvest may later add pressure.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-09-10 | [Crushing it: Argentine farmers cheer China soymeal deal while U.S. growers fret](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57091-crushing-it-argentine-farmers-cheer-china-soymeal-deal-while-u-s-growers-fret.md) | +6.5% | +8.3% |
| SOY | 2019-04-24 | [Argentina trying to sell its soy bumper crop to China — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59434-argentina-trying-to-sell-its-soy-bumper-crop-to-china-mercopress.md) | -2.4% | -4.6% |
| SOY | 2021-09-01 | [China’s bumper harvest may cool corn-buying binge, impact progress of US trade deal \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44955-china-s-bumper-harvest-may-cool-corn-buying-binge-impact-progress-of-us-trade.md) | -2.2% | -1.2% |
| SOY | 2018-08-17 | [Soybean bulls and bears both watching China and trade talks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63616-soybean-bulls-and-bears-both-watching-china-and-trade-talks.md) | -4.9% | -7.2% |
| SOY | 2025-11-08 | [Here’s what the U.S.-China trade truce really means for the U.S. soybean market — and for farmers - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12248-here-s-what-the-u-s-china-trade-truce-really-means-for-the-u-s-soybean-market.md) | +1.0% | -0.7% |
| SBM | 2018-11-12 | [U.S. soybean farmers hang on for dear life in Trump's China trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62097-u-s-soybean-farmers-hang-on-for-dear-life-in-trump-s-china-trade-war.md) | +1.7% | +1.1% |
| SBM | 2019-09-10 | [Crushing it: Argentine farmers cheer China soymeal deal while U.S. growers fret](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57091-crushing-it-argentine-farmers-cheer-china-soymeal-deal-while-u-s-growers-fret.md) | +2.3% | +3.1% |
| SBM | 2019-04-24 | [Argentina trying to sell its soy bumper crop to China — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59434-argentina-trying-to-sell-its-soy-bumper-crop-to-china-mercopress.md) | -1.7% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-argentina-soybeans-tradewar/as-bumper-harvest-nears-argentinas-soy-farmers-stall-deals-waiting-for-trade-wars-end-idUSKCN1R12MD/

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